Maulana Azad National Urdu University is a Central University located in the city of Hyderabad in the Indian state of Telangana. It was named after Maulana Abul Kalam Azad,India's first Minister of Education,a freedom fighter in India's struggle for independence,and a scholar of Islam and Urdu literature. It was the only Urdu university in India until the Dr. Abdul Haq Urdu University was established in Kurnool,Andhra Pradesh in 2016.
Manazir Ahsan Gilani was an Indian Sunni Islamic scholar and former Dean of the Faculty of Theology at Osmania University. Some of his notable works include Tadwin-e-Hadith,Muqaddama Tadwin-e-Fiqh,Sawanih-e-Abu Dharr Ghifari,and Sawanih-e-Qasmi. Muhammad Hamidullah,a historian and hadith researcher,was among his students.
Muhammad Qasim Nanawtawi was an Indian Sunni Hanafi Maturidi Islamic Scholar,theologian and a Sufi who was one of the main founders of the Deobandi Movement,starting from the Darul Uloom Deoband.
Abul Qasim Nomani is an Indian Islamic scholar and the current Vice Chancellor and Sheikh al-Hadith of Darul Uloom Deoband. He has been ranked among the 500 most influential Muslims in the world.
Arshad Madani is an Indian Islamic scholar and the current Principal of Darul Uloom Deoband. He succeeded Asad Madni as the eighth president of the Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind. The organization split around 2008,and Madani continues to serve as the president of its Arshad faction.
Al-Jamia Al-Islamia Darul Uloom Waqf Deoband is an Islamic seminary situated in the Indian town of Deoband. It was established by scholars led by Muhammad Salim Qasmi and Anzar Shah Kashmiri in 1982 as a result of administration disputes in Darul Uloom Deoband during 1980–1982. As of 2021,Muhammad Sufyan Qasmi is its rector.
Madrassa Shahi is an Islamic seminary in Moradabad,Uttar Pradesh. It was established in 1879 by the poor Muslims of Moradabad under the supervision of Islamic scholar,Muhammad Qasim Nanautawi,who also established the Darul Uloom Deoband. This started as Madrasatul Ghuraba,but gained recognition as Madrasa Shahi. Its first principal was Ahmad Hasan Amrohi.
Saeed Ahmad Akbarabadi was an Indian Islamic scholar and an Urdu-language author who co-founded the Nadwatul Musannifeen. He served as the dean of the Faculty of Theology in Aligarh Muslim University.
Hafiz Muhammad Ahmad (1862–1928) was an Indian Muslim scholar,who served as the vice chancellor of the Darul Uloom Deoband for thirty five years. He was the Grand Mufti of the Hyderabad State from 1922 to 1925.
Khalid Saifullah Rahmani is an Indian Muslim scholar,author and jurist who serves as the fifth president of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board. He is the general secretary of Islamic Fiqh Academy of India. He has authored books including The Islamic Jurisprudence:Introduction and Codification and Kitāb-ul-Fatāwa.
Ghulam Nabi Kashmiri was a Kashmiri Muslim scholar and jurist who served as the senior professor of hadith at Darul Uloom Waqf. He also taught hadith at Jamia Ziya al-Uloom and Jamiat al-Tayyibat in Poonch. He was among the early graduates of Darul Uloom Waqf and authored books such as Hayat-e-Tayyib,a biography of Muhammad Tayyib Qasmi.
Nizamuddin Azami was an Islamic scholar who served as the twelfth and last Grand Mufti of Darul Uloom Deoband. He made contributions in Islamic jurisprudence,and his works include Muntakhabat-e-Nizām al-Fatāwa,a collection of selected fatwas he wrote during his tenure at Deoband.
Ishtiaque Ahmad Qasmi is an Indian Islamic scholar,mufti,and writer. He has been serving as a teacher at Darul Uloom Deoband since 2008. He is an alumnus of Darul Uloom Deoband and Maulana Azad National Urdu University.
Abdul Aleem Farooqui was an Indian Islamic scholar who served as the general secretary of the United Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind for seven years and as the general secretary of Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind (A) for 13 years. Lastly,he served as the Vice President of Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind (A).
Naseer Ahmad Khan (1918–2010),also written as Naseer Ahmad Khan Bulandshahri,was an Indian Islamic scholar and muhaddith. He served as a professor at Darul Uloom Deoband for approximately sixty-five years,during which he taught Sahih al-Bukhari for thirty-two years.
Ghulām Rasool Hazārvi was an Indian Islamic scholar and one of the earliest teachers of Darul Uloom Deoband. He served as a teacher in Darul Uloom Deoband for about thirty one years. His teachers included Syed Ahmad Dehlavi and Mahmud Hasan Deobandi. His students included Abdur Rahim Popalzai,Anwar Shah Kashmiri,Asghar Hussain Deobandi,Hussain Ahmad Madani,Izaz Ali Amrohi,Kifayatullah Dehlawi,Manazir Ahsan Gilani,Muhammad Sahool Bhagalpuri,Muhammad Tayyib Qasmi,and Shabbir Ahmad Usmani.
Wasif Husain Nadeem al-Wajidi was an Indian Islamic scholar,columnist,critic,and writer who specialized in Urdu and Arabic language and literature. He was Editor-in-chief of the monthly Tarjumān-e-Deoband. He was the father of Yasir Nadeem al-Wajidi.
Al Mahadul Aali Al Islami,Hyderabad,also written as Al Mahad Al Aali Al Islami or Al Mahad Ul Aali Al Islami,is an Islamic institute located in Hyderabad,Telangana. It was founded in January 2000 by Khalid Saifullah Rahmani. The primary goal of its establishment is to train fresh graduates from Islamic institutions in various Islamic subjects. It also provides training in modern topics such as Islamic finance,banking,and the stock market.
Habibur Rahman Azami,also written as Habibur Rahman Qasmi Azmi,was an Indian Islamic scholar,writer,and expert in the field of biographical evaluation of hadith narrators. He served as a professor of hadith at Darul Uloom Deoband. He served as the 6th editor-in-chief of Monthly Darul Uloom. He authored several books,including Shuyukh al-Imam Abi Dawud al-Sijistani fīKitab al-Sunan,Tazkirah Ulama-e-Azamgarh,Ajodhya ke Islami Aathar,and Babri Masjid:Haqaiq aur Afsanay.
